Alfano v. Stutsman’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “foreseen and appreciated the propensity of all dogs to be dangerous in certain cireumstances and that large dogs who continually bark and snarl at people, even though generally harmless and generally playful, may nonetheless become dangerous if suddenly surprised, or if approached by someone with respect to whom the dog may have incurred a particular antipathy ....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Alfano v. Stutsman

2. “to prevent young children from innocently trespassing and attempting to play with it and exposing themselves to the risk of harm should the dog's temper at the moment go awry.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Alfano v. Stutsman

3. “The court concluded that Alfano breached this duty of care by failing to sequester the dog so as”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Alfano v. Stutsman